Chris Eubank Jr says Liam Smith ’embarrassed himself’ during controversial press conferenceChris Eubank Jr. will try to put his doomed clash with Conor Benn behind him when the middleweight takes on Liam Smith in a grudge match in Manchester tonight. Eubank Jr (32-2, 23 knockouts) was about to take on the biggest fight of his career in October when boxing icon Eubank Sr’s son was set to take on Nigel Benn’s son in London. Now Eubank Jr, 33, looks set to move forward with another main fight, taking on 34-year-old Liverpudlian Smith (32-3-1, 19 KOs) – himself a member of a boxing family – in a grudge match of sorts, with the fight week is marred by controversy. Smith made homophobic remarks and drew Eubank Jr.’s sexuality. Follow round-by-round updates from Eubank Jr vs Smith with our live blog below:
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